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Oscar-winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Louise Fletcher dies at 88 due to natural causes at her home in France

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Oscar-winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Louise Fletcher dies at 88 due to natural causes at her home in France

At the age of 88, Louise Fletcher passed away. The Oscar-winning actress passed away at her home in Montdurausse, France, of natural causes, her family announced in a report. She is best recognised for her role as Nurse Ratched in the 1975 Jack Nicholson and Milos Forman film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. She had already won the 1976 Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for it.

Over the course of her acting career, Louise appeared in various television shows and motion pictures. In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, she played the Bajoran cleric Kai Winn Adami in a recurrent role. She was also well-known for her parts in Joan of Arcadia and Picket Fences. According to a source, Louise passed away in her sleep in the house she converted from a 300-year-old farmhouse while surrounded by her family.

Deadline announced Louise’s passing. Her family did not give a reason for her passing, but according to her agent David Shaul, on September 23 she told them about her cherished home: “I can’t believe I constructed something so essential to my well-being.”

Louise was born to deaf parents on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. Louise started her acting career in the late 1950s with TV shows like 77 Sunset Strip, Lawman, Bat Masterson, Maverick, and The Untouchables.

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Louise became became the third woman to get an Oscar, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for the same performance with her Oscar victory. She spoke in sign language during her acceptance speech for the Academy Award, according to Deadline, making it one of Oscar’s most enduring moments.

Jerry Bick, a movie producer, and Louise were wed from 1959 until their divorce in 1977. Her sons John and Andrew Bick, granddaughter Emilee Kaya Bick, sister Roberta Ray, brother-in-law Edward Ray, and ten nieces and nephews are all still alive, according to Deadline.

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With a $200 million budget, Joker 2 is a musical thriller including over 15 covers, starring Gaga as Harley Quinn.

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With a 0 million budget, Joker 2 is a musical thriller including over 15 covers, starring Gaga as Harley Quinn.

The Joker sequel has been transformed into a musical spectacle featuring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix.

The upcoming sequel to Joker is set to be a musical spectacle, featuring a mix of 15 well-known songs reinterpreted for the Gotham world. The film also includes some original music. Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix will play Joker and Harley Quinn, adding their own charm to the film. More details are emerging about the soundtrack.

Todd Phillips’ upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux is expected to feature well-known tunes with around 15 reimaginings. An insider describes it as a jukebox musical, with This Is Entertainment, a 1953 show tune associated with Judy Garland, likely to be reimagined.

The report suggests that there may be original songs alongside re-imagined covers, but details remain a mystery. Warner Bros. declined to comment on the involvement of Hildur Gudnadottir, the Academy Award-winning composer of the first film, but a source suggests she may still infuse her signature notes into the musical performances.

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Joker 2 plot details

The Joker 2 is a “drama set in and around the world of Arkham Asylum,” with the sequel likely following the storyline of the first film, which ended with Arthur escaping Arkham Asylum and killing a doctor, according to inside information.

Joker 2 cast

Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Catherine Keener, and Brendan Gleeson are among the cast members, with the screenplay co-written by Phillips and Scott Silver.

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Joker 2 budget and release date

Warner Bros. is set to release Joker 2 on October 4, with a budget of around $200 million, a significant increase from the original film’s $60 million. The film is expected to be Warner Bros’ next biggie after Dune 2, alongside other upcoming titles like Furiosa: a Mad Max Saga, Breathe in the Void, and The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rings.

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